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BJP candidate Thupstan Chhewang won from Ladakh Parliamentary constituency with a narrow margin of 36 votes from his nearest rival Ghulam Raza, a congress rebel who was fighting the elections as an independent.
Chhewang polled 31,111 votes, while Raza got 31,075.
Two other candidates in the fray from the constituency -- Independent Syed Mohammad Qazim and Congress candidate Tsering Samphel -- secured 28,234 and 26,402 votes, respectively.
